tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post7753293158417270568..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: When Rainier Wears Its Cap and Strong Winds Hit Puget SoundCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46335743980932662542017-10-09T16:06:56.889-07:002017-10-09T16:06:56.889-07:00This has 2 be one of my favorite post! I continue ...This has 2 be one of my favorite post! I continue to wait for the next lenticular outbreak or super outbreak my collection of the dance continues to grow! http://bit.ly/2y6YLpf look forward to future cloud chasong!LMeyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685347962425599461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36016348357129739772017-10-08T13:34:07.260-07:002017-10-08T13:34:07.260-07:00(Belling)Hamster, here. I've heard the classic...(Belling)Hamster, here. I've heard the classic windstorm which impacts areas north of Everett called a "Southeast Sucker". Can you explain the origin of the easterly component which seems to be particular to and partially responsible for the high winds that often occur between Blaine and Everett during the wet season? P.S. I'm going to keep asking this question until I get an answer or I lose the ability to type.Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113544345441368032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29562992513629484642017-10-08T11:51:31.381-07:002017-10-08T11:51:31.381-07:00FWIW, we had Lightning, thunder and quite a shower...FWIW, we had Lightning, thunder and quite a shower of hail in here in the hills of South Bellevue Saturday evening. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950762824087855732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39275336115616477132017-10-08T01:22:10.268-07:002017-10-08T01:22:10.268-07:00Wikipedia say cap clouds (or pileus?) can form abo...Wikipedia say cap clouds (or pileus?) can form above other rising clouds, ash clouds: <i src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Sarychev_peak_eruption.jpg"></i> and mushroom clouds: <i src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg"></i><br /><br />Are these the same thing or are cap clouds just limited to terrain objects?Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039697780598137808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5719412786692830192017-10-07T18:04:41.993-07:002017-10-07T18:04:41.993-07:00Also, why do you sometimes see cap clouds and lent...Also, why do you sometimes see cap clouds and lenticulars stacked like pancakes? What is the process that loosens the cap cloud to become a lenticular? GlaciersDontLieTheyRecedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918495804547355159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2633708997442536282017-10-07T15:42:37.033-07:002017-10-07T15:42:37.033-07:00This is the exact question this post addresses. Re...This is the exact question this post addresses. Read it again slowly amd carefully.Qwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429690391444840673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-19704671694484742652017-10-07T13:53:30.291-07:002017-10-07T13:53:30.291-07:00My bike commute passes a great Rainier vista point...My bike commute passes a great Rainier vista point. It's a good opportunity to just look at the atmosphere. Right now we are tilted toward days that have something to see, vs the majority where it is either all clear or all cloud. Fun time of year.AdrianShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10363172866314211427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72588183583837172202017-10-07T11:34:07.564-07:002017-10-07T11:34:07.564-07:00Dan - well, not quite. It could be said that a &q...Dan - well, not quite. It could be said that a "cap cloud" is a lenticular cloud that forms directly over the top of a mountain. But a lenticular cloud not over the top of a mountain is not a "cap cloud".<br /><br />Anyway, I was really asking about the formation of both, and thought Dr. Mass could tell us about what's going on, ie, is this due to the wave cycle of the moving air?John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88712062133728208132017-10-07T09:27:40.173-07:002017-10-07T09:27:40.173-07:00They are the same John King. "Lenticular clou...They are the same John King. "Lenticular clouds, sometimes called "cap clouds," form over mountain peaks when moisture begins to increase in the upper levels of the atmosphere." http://www.king5.com/mobile/article/weather/blog/what-is-a-lenticular-cloud/305104727Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067224325518278189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69024167343332281532017-10-07T05:45:59.221-07:002017-10-07T05:45:59.221-07:00Cliff, can you also explain the lenticular cloud a...Cliff, can you also explain the lenticular cloud and why they form? How are they related to or different from the cap cloud?John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.com